Weekend Getaway: Wairarapa and Castle Point

With work finally a bit less demanding and Christmas approaching (meaning soon no vacancy anywhere outside the city), we headed out to Martinborough for a long weekend. It's still pretty deserted, so we didn't have to fight any crowds. But between meals at Medici, The French Market and Tirohana Estate, we needed to do some walking it off.

We started at Onoke Spit to do a little bird watching (and were chased off by a breeding pair of Caspian Terns).

 So we headed towards the remote East Coast and Castle Point.

Then, on the way back home, we stopped by Kaitoke for a wee bush walk. We also did some reconnaissance on the trail we intend to take across the Rimutakas for Christmas.